Charges filed for torture- like parenting methods Source: thelocal.se
A Stockholm-area couple have been indicted for using torture-like methods to raise their children, including hitting them with shoehorns and stabbing them with knives and forks.
2 Americans, Israeli win Nobel chemistry prizeSource: msnbc.com
Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz and Israeli Ada Yonath won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for mapping ribosomes at the atomic level.
Axeman rampage comes to bloody end Source: thelocal.se
One of the men was armed with an axe and the victim was dealt several blows to his person, leaving him nursing serious injuries to the head and back.
Swedes Demonstrate Against Pirate Bay VerdictSource: torrentfreak.com
More than thousand people have gathered in the streets of the Swedish capital Stockholm today, to protest against yesterday's Pirate Bay verdict. The demonstration was organized by the Swedish Pirate Party that is campaigning for the European Parliament elections in June.

Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly have a lot of good things to say but in the political climate of the day we may want to take heed to Forrest Gump's Mom. Let's see!
Alabama van driver headed to Nobel ceremonySource: msnbc.com
A scientist-turned-van driver in Alabama whose work helped two other men win this year's chemistry Nobel Prize is headed to Sweden to watch them collect the award.
Jumbo jet hostel prepares for take off Source: thelocal.se
Travellers passing through Stockholm's Arlanda airport will soon be able to reserve a place on a different sort of plane as the world's first jumbo jet hostel prepares to take its maiden bookings this Wednesday.
Snakes invade Stockholm preschoolSource: thelocal.se
Officials at the Vinbäret preschool in Sollentuna north of Stockholm were dismayed to discover the grounds were crawling with snakes.
SAS, gay travellingSource: Scandinavian Airlines
SAS has opened gay friendly travel pages about Copenhagen and Stockholm.
New 'Super-Paper' Is Stronger Than Cast IronSource: technology.newscientist.com
Punching your way out of a paper bag could become a lot harder, thanks to the development of a new kind of paper that is stronger than cast iron.
Soviet 'sub' was Swedish charter boatSource: thelocal.se
The sound recorded in 1982 in the waters of Hårsfjärden in the Stockholm archipelago has turned out not to be from a threatening Soviet submarine but rather from Amalia, a charter boat which happened to be nearby at the time of the operation.
Concert review - Billy BraggSource: thelocal.se
Twenty five years on from the release of his debut album, Billy Bragg was in Stockholm at on Saturday night for a sell-out concert at Södra Teatern. David Bartram was there.
11 Bizarre Hotels That Will Knock Your Socks OffSource: vagabondish.com
Yet another dull cubicle of a hotel room isn't really turning your crank, huh? Not providing the creative inspiration you want to go forth and experience the world? Maybe you need to take a look at some of the more unusual places to stay around the world.